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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What large target does Hugo miss bombing?

2. What city does Hugo visit again in April, 1964?

3. Hugo feels that true integrity is often willfully equated with _____.

4. What is the name of the bombardier that attended Stanford University for a year or two?

5. Hugo states that an act of imagination is an act of _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hugo say that Cerignola has a bad reputation in Italy?

2. Who is Bob Mills and what task is he assigned to perform?

3. Why does Hugo say not to write with a pen?

4. What is Hugo's definition of conservatism and how does it affect a poet's writing?

5. How do the children in Barletta react to Hugo and Mills?

6. According to Hugo, why are the poet's feelings about himself influential to his writing?

7. Why does Hugo say to take emotional possession of a few words?

8. Why is blank white paper not recommended for writing poetry by Hugo?

9. How does Hugo describe teaching the student in a class who is not necessarily good at writing?

10. What is the conclusion Hugo makes regarding the Ph.D. system in literature?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the movies the G.I.'s watch during the war. What are the reactions of the bombardiers versus the pilots to one movie? Why?

Essay Topic 2

According to Hugo, what is the relationship between a public poet and his tendency towards didacticism? Use Auden as an example.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the difference between Hugo's assessment of what he calls Krebs and Snopes poets. Where do these two references come from? Why does Hugo say that they relevant to poetry writing?

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